872
Amadeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Madame Z, c. 1916
Oil on canvas
Hanka Zborowska was the wife of Modiglianis dealer. She was a Polish aristocrat from a wealthy family who was studying to become a teacher in Paris when she met Leopold Zborowski. Her distinctive dark beauty inspired a number of Modigliani's most important portraits. Modigliani typically extended the necks and noses of his sitters, while retaining notions of beauty inspired by classical and African art.
872
Amadeo Modigliani (1884-1920)
Madame Z, c. 1916
Oil on canvas
Hanka Zborowska was the wife of Modiglianis dealer. She was a Polish aristocrat from a wealthy family who was studying to become a teacher in Paris when she met Leopold Zborowski. Her distinctive dark beauty inspired a number of Modigliani's most important portraits. Modigliani typically extended the necks and noses of his sitters, while retaining notions of beauty inspired by classical and African art.